Well … here’s a case where Grandfather taught something without a word being spoken, strictly by example.

The child observes:

He makes progress:

And masters it!

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About the Author: RD Blakeslee is an octogenarian from West Virginia who built his net worth by only investing in that which can be enjoyed during acquisition and throughout life, as opposed to papers in a drawer, like stocks and bonds. You can read more about him here.

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Tnandysays

Good one RD !

I taught vocational school for a few years between honest employment, and I can assure you the primary mission of teaching is to babysit kids until they reach the age they can be put out on the world. IF you can teach them anything along the way, great, but never forget the primary mission.

Simon and Garfunkel said it best in a song “When I look back on all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all…..”

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